John Jakes, the godfather of the historical novel? (Los Angeles Times), leaves the South to travel north for an epic tale of scandalous doings in one of the world?s most famous resorts. In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of undeclared class...
John Jakes, the godfather of the historical novel? (Los Angeles Times), leaves the South to travel north for an epic tale of scandalous doings in one of the world?s most famous resorts. In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of undeclared class...
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South, "the best historical novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell). In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island-with its giant marble mansions, lavish dinner parties, and vicious...